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Niantic explained this on their blog, announcing that more spawn points had been added to the game in continued effort to make Pokémon GO playable from anywhere In addition to this, Niantic also teased that they had Mega news coming our way, referencing their upcoming rollout of Mega Evolution Recent coding leaks obtained by the PokeMiners revealed[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Tyranitar counters as such: Shadow Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Conkeldurr (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Lucario (Counter, Aura Sphere) Machamp (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Hariyama (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Breloom (Counter, Dynamic Punch) Blaziken (Counter, Focus Blast) Shaodw Gallade (Low Kick, Close Combat) Shadow Poliwrath (Rock Smash, Dynamic Punch) Toxicroak (Counter, Dynamic Punch) It is[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO Master League Ranking Groudon (Mudshot, Earthquake, Fire Punch) Origin Forme Giratina (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball, Ominus Wind) Mewtwo (Psychu Cut, Psystrike, Focus Blast) Melmetal (Thunder Shock, Superpower, Rock Slide) Mamoswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche, Bulldoze) Zekrom (Dragon Breath, Crunch, Wild charge) Dialga (Dragon Breath, Iron Head, Draco Meteor) Shadow Snorlax (Lick, Body Slam, Superpower) Altered Forme Giratina (Shadow Claw, Dragon Claw, Shadow[...]

The second part of the First Year at Hogwarts Brilliant Event begins in Niantic's Harry Potter: Wizards Unite mobile game today at 11AM Pacific Players will be tasked with returning Brilliant Foundables from Hogwarts throughout the second part of the game's late summer event This event will feature iconic Hogwards professors (and ghosts) from J[...]

There are a few exceptions, such as Shiny Abra and Clefairy, which were mistakenly released at 2019's GO Fest only to be taken away by Niantic once the mistake was realized Then, just a couple of weeks ago, Niantic put Shiny Unown back in the box after its debut at GO Fest and featured raids[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Galarian Weezing counters as such: Shadow Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Psystrike) Shadow Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Mewtwo (Confusion, Psystrike) Shadow Alakazam (Confusion, Psychic) Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash) Shadow Gardevoir (Confusion, Psychic) Shadow Gallade (Confusion, Psychic) Latios (Zen Headbutt, Psychic) Dialga (Metal Claw, Iron Head) Espeon (Confusion, Psychic) It is recommended[...]

Now, it has been revealed by the PokeMiners dataminers that Megas, as seen in the coding of Niantic's latest update, will be a temporary power-up Here's a breakdown of their new finds in the code and what it all means/ Mega Evolution Will Be Temporary in Pokémon GO Credit: Pokémon Official Youtube Channel New text regarding a[...]

As the clear first-place winner, Porygon will be up first, with its Community Day in September, with the runner-up Charmander getting its day in October, likely leading into Niantic's annual Halloween Event in Pokémon GO. Porygon and Charmander Win Pokémon GO Community Day Vote Credit: Niantic Porygon Community Day will be Sunday, September 20, 2020[...]

Credit: Niantic Pokémon GO is, in many ways, bigger than ever While any dedicated player of the game has certainly become familiar with a friend or stranger's baffled "Oh, you still play that game?" reaction to their passion, the game remains one of the most popular in the world In recent years, the game has doubled[...]

Niantic is hosting a vote for the September and October Pokémon GO Community Days, and voting is open right now The vote will run for twenty-four hours and, shortly after the poll closes, the two winners will be announced Voting will take place on the official Pokémon GO Twitter account, which will give trainers the choice[...]

When events aren't active, Niantic tends to have their entire raid rotation tie-in to whatever Legendary Pokémon is currently in raids Sometimes, Pokémon of a similar typing make up raids along with it, but more often the lower tier raids are populated by Pokémon that could be viable counters for the Tier Five boss[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Heatran Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Heatran counters as such: Groudon (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Rhyperior (Mud-Slap, Earthquake) Landorus (Mud Shot, Earth Power) Garchomp (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Shadow Swampert (Mud Shot, Earthquake) Shadow Flygon (Mud Shot, Earth Power) Excadrill (Mud-Slap, Drill Run) Rhydon (Mud-Slap, Earthquake) Golurk (Mud-Slap, Earth Power) Golem (Mud-Slap, Earthquake) It is recommended to[...]

This simple guide will break down for Pokémon trainers the basics of what each Berry does and in what situation each should be used. There are five berries in Pokémon GO, but which is best best berry to use? Credit: Niantic Razz Berry What it does: The Razz Berry makes a Pokémon slightly easier to catch. When to use it:[...]

As major updates come to Pokémon GO in the form of Remote Raid Invites, new Legendary Raid Bosses, Mega Evolution, and a level cap increase, Niantic has also been enriching the game with quality-of-life updates These updates include stickers, which can be either received through Gifts from friends or purchased through the in-game store[...]

A few days ago, we posed the question: Will There Be A Make-Up Day for Pokémon GO Fest Make-Up Day? The answer, as it turns out, is "yes." Due to Shiny Unown being mistakenly unavailable to Pokémon GO trainers in certain locations during the event, Niantic is offering yet another re-do for GO Fest 2020 to[...]

Many trainers are currently powering up their Pokémon in preparation for this upcoming rollout, especially considering the fact that Niantic promised trainers that they'd be able to Mega Evolve their already caught Pokémon To prepare for this game-changing element, here are all Pokémon that can Mega Evolve in the main series games. Charizard will be able[...]

Niantic has just announced that Heatran will be the Legendary Raid Boss for the next three weeks in Pokémon GO This Fire/Steel-type Pokémon will take over Tier Five raids from Genesect on Friday at 1PM Pacific and will stay until Thursday September 10th at 1PM Pacific This is a surprising move from Niantic, considering Heatran[...]

Earlier this year, Niantic announced that Mega Evolution would be coming to Pokémon GO, and that trainers would be able to Mega Evolve their existing Pokémon Now, it seems that the rollout of Mega Evolution is imminent and that it may involve Mega Raids and Mega Candy This new information comes from the PokeMiners dataminers,[...]

Just two days after the GO Fest 2020 Make-up Day, Niantic has announced yet another Make-up Event… but perhaps not the one trainers were expecting From Friday, August 21 at 8AM to Wednesday, August 26 at 10PM local time, a Dragon Week Make-up Event will be happening in Pokémon GO Will this event offer another chance[...]

Looking to catch yourself a very good boy in Pokémon GO? Get your doggo counters ready with our Stoutland Raid Guide.

Ice cream giant Baskin-Robbins previously announced a collaboration with Niantic that would see temporary gyms and PokéStops appear for trainers in the game Now, these caramel-crusted corporate overlords took to social media to let Pokémon GO players know that these gyms would be hosting a daily raid hour. Baskin-Robbins announces daily raid hour in Pokémon GO[...]

After announcing that the next two Pokémon GO Community Day would be decided by vote, Niantic provided more information about the upcoming poll The special moves that the four candidates (Porygon, Charmander, Grimer, Caterpie) with potentially receive if they are elected been announced, along with the date and time of the vote The vote will[...]

Garbodor Raid Guide: As a literal trash bag, it may be garbage to some, but all Pokémon need love. Defeat and catch it with these counters.

Yesterday was the Make-up Day for GO Fest 2020 in Pokémon GO, designed as an apology by Niantic to its players for server issues that happened during the initial event's gameplay However, something happened during this three-hour event that has some players wondering if there will be a Make-up Day for the Make-up Day[...]

Due to server errors that made certain hours of GO Fest 2020 unplayable to parts of the world, Niantic scheduled a Make-up Day for the event. Pokémon GO trainers who paid for a GO Fest ticket would be able to spend 11AM to 2PM on Sunday, August 17th, playing three hours of GO Fest[...]

Credit: Niantic Spawns The spawns from the Fire, Water, and Friendship biomes will be live, as well as a few event-exclusive spawns such as Unown (letters G and O) Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur with the Pikachu hats will also be live Gible seems to not be spawning at all, but it remains to be seen if it[...]

It will run Sunday August 15th from 11AM to 2PM local time, as an apology of sorts from Niantic for the server issues during the first day of GO Fest 2020 Later on today, we will be reporting what exactly the day will entail as it begins in New Zealand before the rest of the[...]

Credit: Niantic Unova Week Field Research There are two event-themed tasks that can be found at Pokéstops. Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon: Drilbur, Lillipup (with a Shiny chance), Patrat (with a Shiny chance), Pidove (with a Shiny chance), Purrloin Win a Raid: Roggenrola with a Shiny chance The Berries task has the potential to reward essentially only common[...]

If you're Shiny hunting or searching for meta-relevant Generation Five Pokémon, this guide will help you understand the Shiny odds of each species so you can decide where to spend your raid pass. Unova Pokémon will be in raids, but what are the odds of them being Shiny? Credit: Niantic Tier One Cottonee Dwebble – shiny available, full odds Klink[...]

Credit: Niantic IVs, or "individual values," are the stats that show up for a Pokémon when you click "Appraise." They rank, using three factors, the potential of the Pokémon The three factors are Attack, Defense, and HP Using these factors, the Pokémon's potential is rated either a one, two, three, or four-star Pokémon, with four stars[...]